California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Cal State Northridge

Northridge, California. 32,357 undergraduate students. 158 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 110608 · OPEID 001153 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Cal State Northridge

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-10%

First-year retention

First-year retention at California State University-Northridge fell 10% between 2021 and 2024 (81.8% → 73.4%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at California State University-Northridge fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.7% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+68%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at California State University-Northridge rose 68% between 2021 and 2024 (16.6% → 27.8%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. California

Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y

$59,115+33% · 6→10y

California median $42,588

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y

$44,372

Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry

COMPLETION · 150%

56.2%+116% · '97→'24

California median 61.3%

MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT

$12,000+55% · '97→'10

At program completion

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT

32,357+38% · '96→'10

latest IPEDS

RETENTION

74.4%-3% · '04→'24

first-time, full-time

ADMISSION RATE

93.2%+20% · '01→'24

latest cohort

IN-STATE TUITION

$7,095+311% · '00→'24

out-of-state $18,975

SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05

Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →

SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.7%

0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $12,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,115 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–201029,967

Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF

COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202457.0%

150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2010$8,500

Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD

COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+116%

Cal State Northridge · completion · 150% rose

26.4% → 57.0%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+708%

Cal State Northridge · completion · 100% rose

3.4% → 27.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2010+38%

Cal State Northridge · undergrad enrollment rose

21,749 → 29,967

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+311%

Cal State Northridge · in-state tuition rose

$1,814 → $7,458

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+118%

Cal State Northridge · out-of-state tuition rose

$9,194 → $20,058

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2010+55%

Cal State Northridge · median debt rose

$5,500 → $8,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Cal State Northridge · cohort default rate fell

8.5% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+58%

Cal State Northridge · pell share rose

35.5% → 56.1%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.